Central boys fall in NCC soccer tourney

Central lost two matches in the North Central Conference tournament Saturday in Westfield, Indiana. The Bearcats fell to Lafayette Jeff 2-1 in the early round and dropped a 2-1 decision to Huntington North in the seventh-place match.

“We played real gritty soccer; there’s not a bad team in the NCC this year,” Bearcats coach Shea Hill said. “It’s a stout conference, and there’s good play all over the place.

“It was a hot day and we had just a short break between matches. But the guys played well. We just lost a couple close matches to good teams.”

Devon McNabb scored the Bearcats’ goal in both games. Tyler Wood had 16 saves in the two games.

• Owls roll: Burris scored early and often in a 14-0 victory against Blackford to stay undefeated on the season. Akrem Ahmed, Gabe Coleman, Danny Ramirez and Caelum Mroczek all scored two goals and Austin Applegate made three safes to earn the shoutout for the Owls (11-0-1).

• Patriots edge Tigers: Jay County picked up a 4-3 home win against Yorktown. Elijah Brand had a goal and an assist for Yorktown.

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